March 18, 2011, Holland - The American Sambo Association's competition team continues its international winning streak at the 21st Annual Dutch Open Sambo Championships (FIAS sanctioned).
As you may recall in 2010, Anthony Sansonetti (Team Renegade) brought home gold and silver medals along with Doug Fournet (LA Boxing Louisiana) who also brought home a gold for Team American Sambo from the British Open Sambo Championships.
This year at the Dutch Open, Team American Sambo consisted of 2008 world team member Reilly Bodycomb (RDojo), 2008 world team member Mike Ruesch (Zealous Nation MMA/Ultimate Sambo) as well as 2010 team members Sansonetti and Fournet.
The American Sambo Association is proud to announce that Team American Sambo will be returning home to the United States with 4 medals (3 gold and 1 silver).
Results:
Reilly Bodycomb, Gold, 68kg
Reilly had four wins on his way to the podium, winning with 2 ankle locks (one in 12 seconds), a flying armbar, and one win via points.
Mike Ruesch, Gold, 81kg
Mike had three victories on his way to gold, winning with 2 ankle locks and a kneebar.
Doug Fournet and Anthony Sansonetti both contested in the 100kg division, sweeping the top two spots. Doug and Anthony both had three wins on route to the podium before facing each other for gold and silver. Doug defeated his opponents via kneebar, technical victory (12-0) and points. Anthony had wins by reverse armlock, kneebar, and points. In the finals Doug defeated Anthony by a score of 4-0 for the gold.
By all accounts the Dutch open was a incredibly well organized and attended event with teams from Scottland, Germany, Holland, Lithuania, the United States, France, and more. The entire US Team received incredible hospitality from our Dutch hosts. We look forward to next years event!
Stephen Koepfer
President, American Sambo Association
PO Box 5773
Long Island City, NY 11105
http://www.ussambo.com/
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